Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has begun talks with Governor-elect Amy Acton about her administration, saying “we want to be helpful.” He also indicated that he does not support any attempt by lame-duck Republican supermajority lawmakers to dramatically change the powers of governor before January. The DeWines had Governor-elect Acton and her husband Eric over at […]
As did residents of many other recently Republican states, Ohioans awoke in a new political world on Wednesday. Political newcomer Amy Acton became governor-elect and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown again became senator-elect in a state that President Donald Trump won by more than 11 percentage points just two years earlier. Democrats also won further […]
A Franklin County judge yet again ruled other provisions of a law that included Ohio’s former six-week abortion ban can not be enforced. The ban on abortions at six weeks, also called the “Heartbeat Ban,” was already blocked from enforcement, which the Ohio Attorney General’s Office chose not to fight on appeal. As Franklin County […]
Ohio Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Ohio House, limiting the lawmakers’ ability to override vetoes from incoming Democratic governor Amy Acton. Ohio voters elected 42 Democrats and 52 Republicans to the Ohio House, according to unofficial election results. Five of the races were too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon. “It is […]
Amid interminable refreshes of Associated Press Ohio election projections Tuesday night and into late Wednesday morning, one thing repeatedly stuck out to me. It was the AP Voter Poll survey of Ohio voters. The AP Voter Poll is a survey of the American electorate conducted by SSRS for The Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, […]
Ohio Democratic candidate for attorney general John J. Kulewicz has claimed victory in the race against Ohio Republican Keith Faber, saying Wednesday morning in a statement that he had spoken with Faber who he said offered his concession. With 102,148 provisional ballots outstanding, and 100% of precincts reporting in unofficial results on the Ohio Secretary […]
Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday’s historic midterm elections, a comeback fueled largely by voter anger over high prices and the war on Iran. But surveys also found that corruption was a major concern, with 76% of voters telling a Harris poll that elected officials care more about enriching […]
The Democratic Socialists of America made major gains in this year’s U.S. midterms, electing not just the largest-ever socialist bloc to Congress, but also winning dozens of races at the state, county and municipal levels. Democracy Now! spoke with Congressmember-elect Melat Kiros on election night following her victory in Denver, Colorado. She identified Medicare for […]
We examine the results of Tuesday’s historic U.S. midterm elections with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. In addition to taking back the House and Senate, Democrats also made major gains at the state level and will control a majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years. Democrats also flipped 12 state legislative chambers. […]
Vance Blames Republican Election Losses on the U.S. War on Iran, Florida’s GOP Gov. DeSantis Calls Election “Extinction-Level Event for Republicans”, Yemeni Government Claims to Have Thwarted Large-Scale Attack by Ansar Allah in Taiz, Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Four Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli Court Extends Detention of Palestinian Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, United Nations […]
Black voters in Georgia on Tuesday said, “Not today, Satan,” according to professor Carol Anderson, professor of African American studies at Emory University. Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to disenfranchise Black voters in the South this election cycle and the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act, she says there was “massive turnout” that […]
Texas Democrats have shattered more than three decades of Republican dominance in the state, winning races for U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and even railroad commissioner. They are also poised to possibly take control of the Texas House of Representatives for the first time since 2003. The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, […]
Call your representatives today to voice your concerns.
What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal
Use the 5 Calls app